Welcome!
Welcome to the Issues in Agricultural Biotechnology module. This module
will be useful for those interested in more fully understanding
generalities of biotechnology as well as learning how transgenic plants
are produced. The module includes a nine-minute animation that
demonstrates the process of developing a transgenic plant and viewpoints
of five scientists with biotechnology expertise in food safety, ethics,
plant science and animal science.

How to Make a Transgenic Plant
When an extra piece of DNA is inserted into the native DNA of a plant,
the resulting plant is referred to as transgenic. This animation
demonstrates the steps that are commonly used to create transgenic
plants, in this case, a sweeter tomato.